Thursday, March 5, 2015

product key - Recover Vista install key from non-booting OS drive


A friend's Vista-based computer won't boot, so I am just going to format and reinstall.


The problem is that she never kept her product key for Vista.


Is there any way to recover that key from her hard drive (which is currently plugged into my computer as a secondary) without booting from it?


Answer



Here's a utility that claims to be able to pull the install keys from a non-booting drive:


http://www.mayhemdevelopment.com.au/products.php?prodID=827192:



Quickly recover your products keys for windows, office and exchange. Windows 7, Vista, XP. Office XP, 2003, 2007. Recover your products keys from a system that will not boot with added support for external files.



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